Arbonne International No Support From Upline After Signup; Have Worked Hard for This Company With NOTHING To Show For It Irvine, California

 a rip off scam designed for the rich to get richer and the poor to lose more money! They take you to these meetings and everything seems too good to be true.. They do not tell you lots of things until you are sucked in- one has to invest in products in order to get paid- I lost well over $6000- plus the money to put "parties" together- food, etc. I made only 800 dollars in a 8 month period and invested over $6000 -I was not wealthy to begin with- stay away form this scam! signed "PoodlelovesDrag!"

 I've read a lot of different opinions about Arbonne online and I could
relate to just about everyone. Most people have said that they had
initial support from their upline, then suddenly it seemed like they
were completely on their own (which is one of the things bothering me).
My RVP called me to answer a question I had. I just wanted to know if I
only had to the end of Dec. to make District and she pretty much told
me that I must not be doing the business right because she never had a
struggle like this, etc., etc. I really don't like to give up on
anything, esp. in the beginning, but I can't help but get frustrated by
indirect responses from my so-called "support" upline. Sometimes I
don't even get a response from my upline or they tell me that I'm not
building my team right. I have busted my butt to get a team started and
to do events to meet more people, but overall no one is interested in
buying high-priced product plus a huge shipping fee, plus tax or to
sign up to do it either no matter how excited I get about it.  I called
Arbonne to try to switch teams, but they opposed it because they said
not having enough support is not a viable reason. A close friend told
me not to feel bad if I don't make it to the huge money-making bracket
because he says I have put so much effort, time, and money into this
business and have only been paid $100 that any company would love to
have me on their team and to compensate me for my worth. The upline
says getting paid for time is not good, but if only I was getting paid
for my time I'd have a huge check in the mail!! Instead,  I've made
$100 from Arbonne in four months' time. I was skeptical about the
business from the get-go and I asked lots of questions (which they did
not like and made them very uncomfortable and I NEVER did get straight
answers!), and I said I wasn't much of a people person and I didn't
like sales, but "the girls" told me that ANYONE could do this business
and it would make me a better person. Well, it's only pushed my friends
away and taken away quality time with my child and husband, leaving me
frustrated, used, and stressed. Needless to say, it didn't chI was
doing this business because to get us a bigger house and for my husband
and so, but he said that I clash with the girls because I
question everything and I can't lie about change me. You can't change a
person's innate traits! An extrovert will always possess extrovert
characteristics and someone who hates sales won't suddenly love sales!
I didn't want to change. The "team" calls it coming out of your comfort
zone; I call it trying to change a person into something they are not!
And even though some products are good, others are terrible! For
instance, I ordered the lash enhancer, eyeliner, mascara and lip gloss
to try it so if a customer asked me about it, I would know how it
worked. I tried the lash enhancer for a few days and I broke out in a
rash on my eyelid. My eyes are still swelled up and itching like crazy.
Nothing, no matter how cheap I've ever used, has caused a reaction like
this! If it's not better by tomorrow I will have to go to the doctor.
Ok, so the mascara is the worst I've used. It clumps your lashes if you
don't put it on just perfectly. The eyeliner falls apart upon contact,
so I've wasted about half the stick! The lip gloss broke when I pulled
off the lid and I had to glue it back for it to be usable! How can I
sell this to my customers!? All my current clients have told me they've
seen no results and are unhappy. My upline will just say it's something
I'm doing wrong because "they've never had this problem." So what do I
do? They've told me to get excited over the product and opportunity
even if I have doubts. That's not me! I can't get excited over
something that has failed completely for me! But I know that what I am
being asked to do goes against my ethics and I wont lie about
anything! I can't send it back because I will have to pay shipping
(AGAIN!) I have also heard that to get promoted to District you have to
buy your own product or get your  family to buy a bunch or product to
help you. Very disheartening. Why should I put this unfair burden on
family and friends and why would I ever want to put my economic fate in
others' hands? Oh, and the sales I busted out for this company...... I
woke up right before Xmas to an $800 order from a client! That would
qualify me for District! I was ecstatic, until I found out that I only
got credit for $500 because the $300 worth of compacts doesn't count.
And I didn't get paid a dime off the sale I made either! If she knew I
made nothing off of her order, she'd probably flip!! So the booming
business I do have with an outstanding client support system has not
put a penny in my pocket! My RVP asked me why my client was buying a
bunch of compacts for her Xmas order... Ah, excuse me? So, I am
supposed to discourage my customer from buying what she wants simply
because I don't get any sales credit on those items? Come on, Arbonne,
if you are predicted to be a trillion dollar company, you can at least
give your consultants credit for powder compacts! I made nothing on
that big sale and I never qualified for District. So close, but there's
always a catch. Do I tell my clients not to buy from me because it
doesn't count!? That if they don't sign up for a discount, they are not
helping me out at all?  I am disappointed in this. And if my upline
reads this they will probably snicker and say "She just didn't want to
work for it." I am one of the hardest workers out there and I put so
much work into this, but because I don't have rich friends and family
members to team up with and buy a bunch of stuff that they might never
use and because I don't fake excitement over things that have broken,
given me a reaction, or failed for me completely, I will not make it to
the top. But I would have been happy to just see my efforts pay off,
but they never did and all I succeeded in doing was scare everyone away
because my team tried to convince me that if they didn't buy or sign
up, they weren't friends. I prefer to do business ethically and the
"right way" and I am too honest of a person to lie my way to the top.

so you were obsiouly more busy complaining then doing your business! This is Your business, Your responsibility! everyone get the same box in the mail..its in your hands what you choose to do with it! and what did you invest? its a joke, how can anyone take your business seriousely! But i understand it is very easy blaming others, like your upline for your business failure. Next time you deceide to become an entrepeneur do your research first! this is direct sales with network marketing.. learn the industry!! Thank god you were not able to change team. For the record I am not a consultant, but i have my business in a different marketing company. good luck to you, but do your self a fovour and stick with your daily j.o.b!